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Patients with an anxiety disorder had after meditation had sharply reduced stress hormone and inflammatory responses. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Drinking from the bliss within

Those who learn to meditate can switch their attention to the source of happiness within even in the midst of sorrow.

9 Nov 2018 7:58 AM IST

The 182-metre structure of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is touted as the worlds tallest. (Photo: @narendramodi/Twitter)

Patel-Nehru rift over Tibet & China was deep

The most serious cause of discord was the invasion of Tibet by the Chinese Liberation Army in October 1950.

8 Nov 2018 7:46 AM IST

Patients with an anxiety disorder had after meditation had sharply reduced stress hormone and inflammatory responses. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: A time to retreat

The first important requirement to make a fruitful retreat is to choose a quiet place away from family, friends and...

8 Nov 2018 7:37 AM IST

Devotees stage a protest at Sabarimala temple (Photo: AP)

Can decibel power drown reasoning?

Political expediency is understandable but should not attain proportions tantamount to obliterating history.

8 Nov 2018 7:32 AM IST

Our prayer to Goddess Laxmi on Diwali night is to bless us with true knowledge. (Representational Images)

Diwali: Light up the inner darkness

The light from lamps signifies that however much the intensity of darkness is, it can still be removed by just a small...

7 Nov 2018 12:50 AM IST

After the announcement of the poll schedule, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee held a meeting at the state secretariat, Nabanna. (Photo: PTI)

As new aliens' emerge in Assam, Mamata Banerjee vs BJP tussle expands

The violence and the turmoil may have subsided, but the issue remains sensitive, making millions of Bengali speakers in...

7 Nov 2018 12:42 AM IST

India is the fourth largest oil importer in the world according to data available for 2017, when it imported $60.2 billion worth of oil, accounting for 6.9 per cent of world imports (Representational Images)

Iran's oil and India's fragile energy security

Washington's decision to dishonour its nuclear treaty with Tehran and hammer on economic sanctions was sudden as well as...

7 Nov 2018 12:39 AM IST

IL&FS, which arranged financing for infrastructure projects, has amassed huge debts and has defaulted on payment obligations for some.

IL&FS: Was everyone asleep at the wheel?

The group's interest in jointly controlled operations varied from company to company, for instance in the Elsamex...

6 Nov 2018 7:45 AM IST

Yoga and deep meditation are the two primary ways that can awaken the supreme energy calmly and properly.

Mystic Mantra: Your mortal nature

Everybody should visit the cremation ground once in a while just to understand that this is where you will eventually...

6 Nov 2018 7:39 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Success follows them who do not seek it

Success comes to those people on the path who are not concerned about success at all.

5 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

Imran Khans desperate pitch to raise money from the Saudis had led him to attend the Future Investment Initiative Conference , even when many others preferred avoiding the conference, given the infamous unravelling of the Saudi handiwork in the Khashoggi case. (Photo: AP)

Decoding the Riyadh-Islamabad quid pro quo

Saudi Arabia in particular has had a special relationship with Pakistan, with Islamabad getting described as Saudi...

5 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

Election Commission of India.

Fairness is a must in the appointment of CECs

It is a pity that he did not tackle his headache and left a loophole. Some knaves and fools did become chief election...

4 Nov 2018 2:45 AM IST